Daily Republican., 1887-08-13
Tho AItars In the Woods.


proceedings of the Pitman Grove camp
Friend Updegraff can best be given In .
series OF "Updesrams." A lady wss
praying In the early experience meet.
"On. Lord, kill se' I in met"
s'Thai's IT," said Mr.. Updegraff, t'let
every one OF you that thinks there's
any lite in him now pray: "Oh Lord,
strike me dead jnst now where am"
One lady pray ed rs directed.
"Abr' ssid the leader, 'you amt
deaf yet; we'll. Keep on, you'll be kill
Cd, bless GOD
One brother, whose prayers and ex-
perienoss wehe iatolerable, had been
soeaking Eve or ten minutes longer
than o good many thought Beces arg.
Ouos In q while Mr. Updegraff would
shout ont "Amen" In q very pointed
tone. By and by the trosher finished
his religious GRAFTON, when mr Upde'
graf said:
"Brethren, did It ever occur to ycu
that there are two kinds OF 'amene?' "
We'll, there are. Ons kind means Go
right ahead In that line, and the other
means, wont you please stop just
where you are?' Everybody recognises
the first, but people are very SLOW to
take the hint implied in the second"
1 A lady got up 10 speak After ten
minutes experience she concluded
with, "But none OF this is what I was
going TO say"
"Bless your dear heart" calculated
NJ. Updegraf, II don'tsupposs 1t VISA
The Holy Spirit had something OF hii
own to say, and guess he's more thar
q match for 5ouw And the genial
faced Quaker laughed loud and long q
his little religious pleasantly.
A sister arose to add her experience
"Crme right up to The platform, sis
tor"
"No," sho replied, "that's no piac
for me-"
"Well," returned Mr. Updegrsff
ST thought the platform would tax
you to amssh soonor than any othe
} place wGu.d."
DR.. Pepper arose to speak. "Blos
. God for this Pepper shouted MI
. Updegraff; land the beet Of it is he's
preserved Pepper and the heart
laugh that followed this rally was IL
fecttous.
: Taere was no preaching service in tb
, morning The msetirg bsRan at
0 O'clock with praysr ard experienc
! rnre,ing. 1t dri.ted along In that ltp
&. until hslf-past 10, the hour whe
I preschiug usually begins. Still, th
o "expsrieuces" went on at 8 very livel
rate, beth men and women presstn
j for ward TO got in few words befoi
:, the meeting.
& "Who's going to preaoh?" aske
D SOMEONE OF rhe ministers on the pla
!. form TO Mr. Updegraff, who was sal
s posed to have selected some one for tt
o duty.
@ '.Bless your heart, don't know,
U answered the leader. II can't II
II whether we'll have any preaching
z not II the meeting goes on In this ws
z it will be a great deal better to ha'
II none."
It When the morning papers arrived
9,a0 O'Clock, n copy Of the Pfsss co
tanning the detailed account OF /!
A Cbatsworth horror was passed mp
:. Mr.. Upd egraff He read the headlin
!. and initial paragraph aloud. LIST
10 be true Christians IN our prayers 4
- shose moor sufferers. Maybe the Lo
q will graciously hear our interoourse
@ their behalf. On, God! put as in syr
"a pathy with these poor entering ones
"a A fervent prayer for the Ielief OF g
~ living victims was offered by Rev. u
!, Jones, and the hymn was sung beei
:. ming with, "vain Man, Thy Fond Pu
~ suits fol bear" DR.. Clark professor
lansueges In an Indiana college, ,preac
ed In the afternoon.